Meet Roman Oganisian
Roman Oganisian, better known to the chess internet as oganromchess, is a FIDE Master with a serious addiction to the blitz clock. While other players carefully ration their moves, Roman treats time pressure like a playground. His blitz resume is staggering: tens of thousands of rated blitz games, a career that has dipped, soared, crashed, and soared again, and a peak blitz rating of 2801 (2026-07-21). If you are looking for a quiet, measured classical player, keep scrolling. If you want a whirlwind of queenside chaos and bulletproof nerves, you have found your guy.
Playing Style and Openings
Roman is a creature of habit, and his habit is 1.e4. With the white pieces, he hammers out e4 with religious devotion, steering opponents into the deep waters of the Sicilian Defense and the razor-sharp Scotch Game. When he sits down with the black pieces, the French Defense becomes his comfort zone, especially the Burn and MacCutcheon variations. He is not here to play 20 quiet developing moves; he wants a fight, and his games routinely stretch past 70 moves before somebody blinks.
Do not let the aggressive openings fool you. Roman is also a patient endgame grinder, reaching the endgame in over 77% of his games. Opponents who survive the opening storm often discover they have signed up for a marathon, not a sprint. His first capture typically arrives around move 8, and his games are filled with checks, threats, and relentless practical pressure.
Rivalries and Old Foes
With thousands of games comes a rogues' gallery of familiar usernames. Roman's most intense rivalry is with Alan Stein: over 101 blitz battles, aliencowboy holds a commanding edge, a rare thorn in Roman's side. The battles with Nebojsa Djordjevic have been far more balanced, nearly 100 games of brutal back-and-forth with almost no quarter given. Roman has also built winning records against longtime rivals like danlowinger, zaza_khoperia, and fastfaun, proving that he is just as comfortable settling scores as he is starting them.
Resilience and Chaos
Roman's statistics tell the story of a player who never stops fighting. He has an 87% comeback rate, meaning he regularly rescues lost positions, and he still wins 43% of games after losing a piece. His play is aggressive: he is first to give check in over half of his games, and his queen is his favorite battering ram. He has also experienced the full emotional spectrum of online chess, riding a 15-game winning streak and, just as dramatically, surviving a 15-game losing streak.
If you want to challenge him, consider the timing. His stats suggest 18:00 is his golden hour, and his win rate dips dangerously late at night. Bring your best opening prep, prepare for a long endgame, and maybe, just maybe, bring a snack. Against a player this stubborn, you will need it.